Delhi’s air quality ‘satisfactory’ for 3rd day; monsoon may arrive this week
In the next two days, as per IMD officials, the Southwest monsoon could arrive in Delhi
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Between June 24 and 26, light rain is forecast. No alert has been issued for these days (Archive)Delhi’s air quality was in the satisfactory category — 75 — for the third day in a row on Friday. On Wednesday and Thursday, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was 81 and 89.
“The air quality is likely to be in the satisfactory category on June 20… and from June 21 to 23. The outlook for the subsequent six days: air quality likely to be in the satisfactory to moderate category,” read the daily bulletin from the Air Quality Early Warning System, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Friday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a yellow alert in Delhi up to June 23 (Monday), forecasting thunderstorms with rain. A generally cloudy sky with heavy rain is forecast for Sunday and Monday; gusty winds reaching up to 50 kmph during thunderstorms are also forecast up to Monday.
As a result, the minimum temperature is expected to fall to around 25 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature will settle at 36 degrees Celsius. Between June 24 and 26, light rain is forecast. No alert has been issued for these days.
On the advancement of the Southwest monsoon, the IMD said that it has entered parts of Bihar and East Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, some parts of West Uttar Pradesh, most parts of Uttarakhand, many parts of Himachal Pradesh, and some parts of Ladakh.
In the next two days, as per IMD officials, the Southwest monsoon could arrive in Delhi.
“Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest monsoon over the remaining parts of North Arabian Sea, some more parts of Rajasthan, remaining parts of West Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh… during the next two days,” said the IMD.
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